Day 1: Drip acclimated at 1 drop/second for approx. 2 hours, lowered water line to 1/3 of tank (1 US gallon of water), no ES added. Introduced to tank. Golem is overly buoyant and cannot leave the surface of the water without serious exertion. NPO, BAR.

Day 2: Golem has made a substantial bubble nest around the leaves of the silk plant. Seems more able to leave the surface of the water, although not for extended periods of time. NPO, BAR.

Day 3: Had to move Golem to school – cupped in approx. 1.5” of water, wrapped in towels, and transported by car. Large feces observed in cup after transport (possible display of displeasure at being moved?). Reacclimated over 2 hours via drip method at 1 drop/second. Reintroduced to tank of same setup/temperature, approx.25tbs ES added to 1 gallon of tank water.

Day 1: Acclimated via drip method at 1 drop/second for 2 hours, floated in cup overnight to further adjust to tank temperature. Added ES at 1tsp/gallon.

Day 2: Seems severely depressed. Spends most of time resting on bottom of tank or on a leaf near the surface. Had trouble getting to the surface with two large silk plants, so one was removed – this seems to have helped. Occasionally seems to lose track of where he is in space and will drift into a vertical position. If no improvement by tomorrow, will switch to a broad-spectrum antibiotic.

EDIT: lol If I'm going to accidentally use abbreviations from work, I should probably explain them. BAR - Bright, alert, and responsive. NPO - Nil per os, latin for "nothing by mouth," so no feeding. Sorry about that - if anyone actually reads this and thinks that I'm not making any sense, please ask :)

lol Yeah, my mom's a vet and I've practically been raised at her practice - I work there when I'm not in school. Sometimes the medical stuff just slips out by accident -.-"

At this point, we'll see how the boys do... Golem's almost normal, but I'm getting the feeling that Phoenix has some underlying issues. I'll probably end up adding some tetracycline tomorrow, given that he makes it through the night. Hopefully it's just stress from being moved and he'll start to bounce back.

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Day 5 - Golem continues to improve, after class today I'll be raising his water line to see how he does. It looks like he's not going to need ES, may attempt to offer a couple NLS pellets tonight depending on how he reacts to the raised water.
PhoenixUnfortunately, Phoenix passed away late last night. Also unfortunately, I was so tired and out of it that I forgot that I may need his remains to get a refund. So we'll see if they allow me to get a refund even without the body.